This song is about an old man who has just buried his wife "...he left his dead in the cottonwood trees". He is now planning his own death but does not want to confront it ("he told himself those little white lies..."). He is dismantling what remains of his life and wants to be buried with his wife. A very heart-wrenching song.
This song is about an old man who has just buried his wife "...he left his dead in the cottonwood trees". He is now planning his own death but does not want to confront it ("he told himself those little white lies..."). He is dismantling what remains of his life and wants to be buried with his wife. A very heart-wrenching song.